Babylon’s Esagila Temple was home to a sacred ... One example of Nabonidus’ commitment to exploring the past comes from the sun god Shamash’s temple in the city of Sippar.

The four symbols seen in front of the king—a crescent moon, the sun, a snake and a flower ... Historians are unsure why Nabonidus left Babylon, but as Arkeonews points out, his “self-imposed ...

The Amorite ruler Hammurabi (unknown–1750 B.C.), crowned king of Babylon around 1792 B.C., was ... showing Hammurabi being blessed by the sun god Shamash, the code governed domestic disputes ...